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A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1047| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Deparment of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible. The Department of the Interior may take land into trust for the tribe. Gaming is allowed on land taken into trust for the tribe. North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3650
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • September 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3650
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2352: To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3650: To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Federal-Indian relationsGamblingIndian lands and resources rightsNorth Carolina

A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1047| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Deparment of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible. The Department of the Interior may take land into trust for the tribe. Gaming is allowed on land taken into trust for the tribe. North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3650
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • September 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3650
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2352: To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3650: To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsGamblingIndian lands and resources rightsNorth Carolina